candidate conversation. president obama and mitt romney battle over taxes in separate interviews for "60 minutes." >> he seems to have only one note, tax cuts for the wealthy, and rolling back regulations as a recipe for success. >> i'll not raise taxes on middle income folks. oil not lower the share of taxes paid by high income individuals. imposter in the air. a man claiming to be an airline pilot is accused of flying in the cockpit of a passenger jet. heavy heart. nfl player shines on the field just hours after losing a family member. this is the "cbs morning

news" for monday, september 24, 2012. good morning, everybody, good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. mitt romney is in colorado today and begins a bus tour in ohio tomorrow. he's cutting down on fundraising and spend more time with voters. he admits he's slipping behind the president in several key swing states. today in ohio obama campaign targets romney's comments about americans who don't pay taxes. last night president obama and mitt romney made their case. >> reporter: good morning. this is the last full week before election season shifts to a new phase, that's the presidential debates and at last night's duelling interviews it will be another week of attacks. president obama and romney appeared on "60 minutes." romney defended himself that he hasn't laid out details about his plan to fix the ecomy.

>> you're asking people to hire you as president of the united states. they want to hear some specific. >> i can tell them specifically i won't raise taxes on middle class folks. i won't lower -- >> he has one notes. tax cuts for the wealthy. >> reporter: after romney released summaries of past income tax returns on friday, romney paid 14% last year because most of his income came from capital gains. he was asked if it was fair to pay the low rate. >> it's the right way to encourage economic growth. >> reporter: the obama camp jumped on that comment issuing a statement saying independent economists don't agree that refusing to ask the wealthiest to pay their fair share and over taxing middle class families will promote economic growth or job creation.

romney's taxes are part avenue obama campaign ad which hit the gop candidate on a secretly recorded fundraiser where he said 47% of americans pay no income tacks and feel they are victims entitled to government help. >> mitt romney attacked 47% americans who paid no income tax. he won release his tax returns before 2010. maybe before attacking others on taxes, romney should come clean on his. >> reporter: romney said ads like this distort his position. >> they are aggressive on their attacks on a personal and policy basis. >> reporter: he says he'll set the record straight starting next week. the president and first lady will tape an appearance today on "the view" while in new york and romney campaign says they can expect to see romney less at

fundraisers and more on the campaign trail. >> susan mcginnis starting us off in washington. on that note mitt romney as suggested that president obama has been weak on foreign policy, making miscalculations and sending mixed messages. the president answered those charges during last night's "60 minutes" interview. >> i said i would end the war in iraq. i did. i said we would go after al qaeda. that we would go after bin laden. he's gone. so i've executed on my foreign policy and it's one that the american people largely agree with. so if governor romney is suggesting that we should start another war, he should say so. >> for his part romney described how he would decide whether to send u.s. forces into combat. >> number one, a very substantial american interest at stake. number two a clear definition of our mission. number three, a clear definition of how we'll know when our mission is complete. number four, providing the

resources to make sure that we can carry out that mission effectively, overwhelming resources and finally a clear understanding of what will be left after we leaf. >> you can watch all of the "60 minutes" interviews with president obama and mitt romney online at cbsnews.com. here in new york the 67th annual session of united nations general assembly opens today. president obama hosts a reception tonight and addresses the general assembly tomorrow. the conflict in syria will top this year's agenda. three high level sessions. yesterday government troops raided several militia outposts in libya. all militias must agree to government control or disband the assault on the consulate in benghazi. back in this country, what does the future hold for secretary of state hillary clinton? she's retiring at the end of

president obama's first term and some speculate she may run for president come 2016. yesterday on "face the nation," bob schieffer asked her husband what he thought. >> i just don't know. she's an extraordinarily able person. i never met anybody i thought was a better public servant. but i have no earthly idea what she will decide to do. >> president clinton says whatever his wivize he's for her first, last and always. this morning firefighters in washington state are making progress against several major wildfires burning in central washington. the largest is table mountain fire has burned more than 30,000 acres. on sunday two mountain cabins run by the forest service were destroyed. a significant clue to the cause of breast cancer may have been found. nature the scientific journal report scientists have completed a major study of the genetics of the disease.

one form of breast cancer might be treatable by drugs used to fight ovarian cancer. cbs money watch time now. a peanut butter recall at trader joe's and battle for number one at the box office. >> reporter: good morning. markets in asia were lower this morning on new concerns about a global slow down. tokyo nikkei dropped half of a% while the hang seng lost a quarter of percent. a number of economic reports are due out this week. it could determine the direction of the stock market. home sales and weekly jobless claims. for the week the dow jones industrials average was down almost 14 points while the nasdaq lost four points. trader joe's is recalling peanut butter that has been linked to salmonella. special ty grocery chain removed their valencia peanut butter

from their shelves. most who were sickened were children. no deaths have been reported. the popular chevy volt is a big money loser for general motors. the car sells for about $40,000. but some auto pricing websites and dealers say the brisk sales are driven by mostly steep discounts often as high as 25%. gm declined to give numbers for discounts or losses. the severe stone version of the new iphone 5 has a secret feature, it's unlocked. the phone works on at&t's network as well. this is the first time that verizon iphones have been able to access at&t's network without complicated hacking features. you can switch carriers. two movies are tied for number

one at the weekend box office. "end of watch," took in $13 million in ticket sales. "house at the end of the street" took in $13 million. "trouble with the curve" was a close second. looks like some good movies. i don't like scary movies. >> scratch that off the list of things i was going to take you to. see you tomorrow. coming up next, phoney pilot. he looked the part but it was all a disguise for this italian man who tried to pass himself off as a pilot on a commercial flight. is is the morning news. ♪ the best part of wakin' up what are you doing? having coffee. ohh. ♪ is folgers in your cup

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the mother had five failed pregnancies before giving birth. the cub seemed to be doing well. >> there were no external signs of trauma, no signs of clinical illness or disease nor had we seen anything that would show in the past 24 hours to indicate that anything was wrong. >> zoo officials say panda cubs are vulnerable to infection during the first weeks of life. a humorist said if you have trappings the part plays itself. an italian man thought so too. until police caught up with him. >> reporter: you can't blame a guy for trying but passengers on a flight operated by the german carrier lufthansa didn't succeed. the man in the cockpit window is captain sirlo. he's an unemployed 32 italian with fantasies of being an

airline pilot. police stopped him wearing a pilot's uniform and carrying fake i.d. cards. but it was enough to get him in the cockpit on a cockpit between munich and turin. he didn't touch the controls. he told police he was mimicking the film "catch me if you can." police were tipped off a few months ago when he spoke to an aviation official who thought he was too young to be a captain. >> he made it in the cockpit. straight ahead your monday morning weather and in sports an nfl player's emotional

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northeast. it will be windy across the mississippi valley and great lakes. frost possible across the nation's mid-section. showers and thunderstorms will reach the great basin. in sports this morning, baltimore ravens torrey smith played with a heavy heart. smith's younger brother was killed in a motorcycle accident. both teams observing a moment of silence before the game. smith makes a leaping catch in the end zone for a touchdown. new england leading by nine. smith scored again this time from five yards out. smith has one more big play. as time expired baltimore wins it 31-30, smith said he wasn't sure he was ready to play. >> everybody was back at the house, you know, watching and they didn't even know i was going to play until the last minute. i got to the stadium and at that

time i said i would play. >> smith finished the game with six catches. in arizona the eagles trying to get some points. michael vick sacked near the goal line. 93 yards for the touchdown. cardinals improved 3-0 with 26-6 win over philly. wild finish between the titans and lions. lions trying dome back. but vernon slips the ball away. he goes 22 yards for a score, giving tennessee a two touchdown lead. detroit would score with 18 seconds left and final play of regulation, detroit back up quarterback plus up the hail mary, caught in the end zone by titus young, game tied at 41. overtime we go. kicked a field goal to take the lead. detroit gets a chance to tie it up. the lions come up short. titans win this one 44-41.

nfl and officials union held talks sunday aimed at ending the walkout. sunday's game saw more mishaps. new england coach bill belichick grabbed an official. he want ad replay. an official threw his hat on the field causing kevin overtree to slip and fall in the end zone. when we come back, honoring television's best. we'll have a wrap of the big winners at last night's emmy. t! so, when i shop -- i earn twice as much with double extrabucks rewards. that's two times the rewards! yeah, that's what double is. i know. i was agreeing with you. it's two times. act fast and sign up at cvs.com/doublebucks for double quarterly extrabucks rewards. don't miss getting double quarterly extrabucks rewards.

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>> here's a look at the weather. sunny in washington, 72 degrees. same deal in atlanta 77. partly sunny in st. louis, 72 degrees. partly sunny in denver, 81. partly sunny in seattle, 71 degrees. the big winners at last

night's primetime emmy awards included a thriller, a sitcom and a foul mouth comedian who took home two trophies. the drama "homeland" won four awards. the series was honored as television's best drama stopping "mad men." "homeland's" damian lewis was named best actor in a drama. >> don't believe in judging art but i thought i would show up just in case. >> lewis' co-star claire danes won the award for best actress. "modern family" was awarded the best sitcom. julian moore's portrayal of sarah palin won her an emmy for outstanding lead acstress in a tv movie or mini series. she mentioned the former vp

candidate in a speech. >> sarah palin gave me a big thumbs down so i feel validated. >> this is great, though. this is nice. two is weird and excessive, but happy. >> the star of cbs's "two and a half men" won for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series. he said he was shocked to win. >> i'm stunned. okay, i didn't actually win this. this just happened. >> it was jon cryer's second win but his first without his co-star charlie sheen. the lead singer is headed to rehab after an on stage meltdown. that made the crowd go crazy. billie joe armstrong got violent

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good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is monday, september 24th. we are smiling, but the only one happy about his team is howard. the jets pulled it out. >> barely. they should have beaten them

easy. i'm andrea roane. >> we all kind of sound sad. >> from the sports perspective we are a little bruised. >> but the weather, divine again today. what a glorious weekend. >> reporter: it was nice, real fall-like. here's a look at your day planner. we have clouds out there now, 57 degrees. mid-60s at lunch time, nice and sunny today. high temperatures around 70, 71. if you have outdoor plans today, you may need a sweatshirt or something, but still good to be outside. see some of these clouds, perhaps. we have a little satellite issue but a few sprinkles in pennsylvania this morning. temperatures are running in the upper 40s to upper 50s, even 60 on the bay but most of us are looking at temperatures this morning which are in the low 50s and upper 40s.

definitely a chill in the air. a nice afternoon, sunshine, high temperatures, upper 60s, 70 in town, 71 for manassas. monika has timesaver traffic. >> reporter: bunch of construction. the outer loop at braddock road as well. you have slow traffic right here on the beltway through that construction zone. the inbound side of i 66 itself you are okay from centerville heading over toward the beltway and the beltway through an endale, again, watch out for that construction. first of all on the northbound and southbound sides of i-95, here you are okay. just got word of an accident northbound on the prince william parkway, you want to be careful. i believe the road is blocked there on the northbound side of the prince william parkway. back over to our maps on the other side, no problems to report, route 50 as you head

into the northeast corridor and a live look at college park. here traffic is moving well. i'll be back with more coming up at 4:39. back to you guys. the third week of the nfl season and the talk among the redskins is turning away from hg3 to the offense and the obvious problems on defense. >> there is plenty of problems on both sides of the ball. the third straight woke redskins have given up more than 30 points. the ben bengals were here. look at that one. aj green had a great day, burned the skins for nine catches, 183 yards. andy dalton, spectacular for the skins. it was a sad day, even

though they won, it was a sad locker room for the baltimore ravens. tori smith is mourning the death of his younger brother. the 19-year-old was killed saturday night in a motorcycle crash in southern virginia. >> the very next day he still played in the game. there was a moment of silence against new england in baltimore. smith catches this, 25-yard pass and joe flacco, beautiful strike there, ravens on the board 10- 7. now in the third ray rice scored on a touchdown makes it 21-20 ravens. the patriots are up 30 when flacco hit smith cutting the lead to 30-28. late in the game, pass interference call against new england. there it is right there, puts the ravens at the spot of the foul on the 7-yard